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- The OS Maps App<\/strong> : Very user friendly, click on a map link and it immediately opens in the App and you can easily see the map description (there’s a ‘read more’ option to view the full description).<\/em><\/li>\n
- The OS Maps Web<\/strong> : The interface is not that user friendly, the map description is easy to miss.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n
When creating OS Maps it is important to understand which features apply to the OS Maps App and which ones only apply to the OS Maps Web, see information below:-<\/p>\n
OS Maps App<\/h2>\n
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- 3D view – very useful feature (requires OS Maps Premium and doesn\u2019t run from websites only stand-alone).<\/em><\/li>\n
- You can only write reviews when using the OS Maps App (facility is not currently available for OS Maps Web).<\/em><\/li>\n
- Viewing & editing waypoints is much easier when using the OS Maps App. There’s a nice feature to swipe through the waypoint descriptions with the map route reflecting the waypoints selection.<\/li>\n
- No print facility.<\/li>\n
- The ‘Directions to start\/Get directions’ feature is helpful, it provides ‘driving directions’ to the start point from your current location, it doesn’t cover cycle paths.<\/li>\n
- URLs in the ‘Description’ do not open.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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<\/p>\nOS Maps Web<\/h2>\n
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- 3D view – very useful feature (requires OS Maps Premium and doesn\u2019t run from websites only stand-alone).<\/em><\/li>\n
- Creating routes – I found that the OS Maps Web gave me better control, but you have to be very careful with the ‘snap to path’ facility (Premium)<\/em>.<\/li>\n
- Includes a print facility.<\/li>\n
- Includes facility to duplicate a route (only the route is duplicated, not the associated photos).<\/em><\/li>\n
- URLs can be opened in the ‘Description’.<\/li>\n
- You cannot click on waypoints to view descriptions (waypoints are shown in the side menu instead).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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<\/p>\nOS Maps examples<\/h2>\n
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- Click here for OS Maps Trail examples<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Click here<\/a> to learn more about customised mapping.<\/p>\n
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- Click here for OS Maps Trail examples<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Creating routes – I found that the OS Maps Web gave me better control, but you have to be very careful with the ‘snap to path’ facility (Premium)<\/em>.<\/li>\n
- You can only write reviews when using the OS Maps App (facility is not currently available for OS Maps Web).<\/em><\/li>\n
- The OS Maps Web<\/strong> : The interface is not that user friendly, the map description is easy to miss.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n